Phrases that start with: C (631 entries)

clear cut »    Having had all vegetation removed.

clear cut »    Straightforward, obvious, simple, or basic.

clear the decks »    To prepare for action.

clear the decks »    To remove, or fasten, all loose material, or partitions prior to a naval engagement.

clear up »    To clarify, to correct a misconception.

clear up »    Of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm.

climb the walls »    To behave in a distressed or frantic manner; to feel very agitated.

climb up »    To make a gradual ascent or increase.

climb up »    To gradually ascend something.

climbing the walls »    Present participle of climb the walls.

clock in »    To be measured at.

clock in »    To begin work.

clock up »    To accumulate a large amount of time.

clock up »    To accumulate a large distance.

clogs to clogs in three generations »    (UK) Wealth earned in one generation seldom lasts through the third (grandchild

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